Bottle-stopper-clamping device.



J. HEISSE NBERGER, DBGD.

11. E. woLrm'TH, 3x50111011. BOTTLE STOPPER GLAMPING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.10, 1908. 11311111731) JUNE 22, 1911.

1,008,263. Patented Nov. 7, 1911.

. D a I E I 1E fl fz7-l- R C F WITNESSES INVENTOI? ITED STATES PATENJOHN HEISSENBERGER, 01E NEW YORK, N. Y. R. EDWIN WOLFR'ATH, EXECUTOR OFSAID HEISSENBERGER, DECEASED, ASSIGNOR TO'AUTOMATIC UTILITIES COMPANY,OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

BOTTLE-STOPPER-CLAMIING DEVICE.

Application filed December 10, 1908, Serial No. 468,763.

Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HEISSENBERGER, a citizen of the United States,and resident of borough of Bronx, in the county and city of New York andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBottle-Stopper-Clamping Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

This improvement relates to that type of stopper that is intended to beused over and over again a great number of times, and is moreparticularly of the class in which a wire clamping device is used inconjunction with a bottle stopper, of porcelain, or glass, or even ofwood, carrying about its closing portion, a rubber washer.

I have found that the annoyance occasioned by the necessity of havingbottle stopper clamp extremely tight, for the purpose of making a properclosure, can be greatly lessened or entirely obviated by shaping theclamping device in a way that will greatly assist the holding of thestopper in place with less binding force, or tension in the clampingparts.

I have discovered that a new use can be given to the bottle stopper, andI have improved upon this discovery by making my device in a manner thatwill allow it to be used to stop the flow of liquid, from the mouth ofthe bottle quickly and conveniently, by merely pressing into properposition the locking portion of the clamping de- .vice.

This improvement relates to a series of special features, which Ibelieve to be new, and which are included in a bottle stopper, a guidetherefor to retain it in its proper position relative to the open mouthof the bottle to which it is applied, and the clamping means for firmlyand securely retaining the stopper in the mouth of the bottle. Like manyof the devices of this kind my improvement can be made of hard drawnbrass wire carefully nickeled, and thus be highly decorative as well asuseful, or it can be made with means for attaching a seal which will befound desirable in some cases, but I prefer it for ordinary use, made ofiron wire, which has been galvanized by any of the long approved methodsand as such I will describe it.

The following is what I consider the best means for carrying out thisinvention.

The accompanying of this specification.

Figure 1. is a side elevation, showing the upper portion of a bottlewith the stopper inserted in the mouth, and the clamping means arrangedto hold the stopper firmly in position. Fig. 2. is a corresponding sideelevation. It shows the cork in the position which it will assume whenthe lever is depressed to its full extent. Fig. 3. shows a modification,and Fig. 4. shows in plan view the mouth and neck of the bottle used inthe modification, it also shows a plan view of a stopper.

Similar letters of reference indicate like drawings form a part I partsin all the figures where they appear.

Referring principally to Figs. 1 and 2, A is the neck of a bottle verymuch like the ordinary bottle upon which this general type of clamp isused, except that the flange around the top is made somewhat larger andapproximates on its upper surface more nearly a plane. B is the stoppermade in any of the long approved shapes, the portion B which fits in theneck of the bottle is made very short for the purpose that shall appear.C is a wire ring encircling the neck of the bottle below the flange Aand is fastened by twisting the ends together at the forward or leftside of the neck. It is provided with side loops C and, an extended loopat the right or back of the bottle C The loops C are arranged to closelyengage arms D formed in the ends of the lever portion D. I provide, bybending in a manner shown, eyes D in this lever member D, and I alsoshape the lever member at the point D so that it will, when the lever isin the locking position, fit closely about the adjacent portion of thestopper B, shown at B The eyes D accommodate projecting arms on the endsof the stopper carrying member E. This part E also approaches a U shapehaving both of its sides of equal length, each side is provided with aneye E and at the base or center of the stopper carrying member, anenlargement is made by the addition of a piece of tubing or by foldingthe wire backward and forward. Upon this enlarged part the stopper B isretained in the long approved manner. An important member not beforedescribed and which serves a particularly useful and ingenious purposeis the guide Wire F.

Made of somewhat smaller wire and in a form which is nearer a broad V,it is provided with a short arm on each of its ends. One end of thisguide wire F is inserted through the loop C and the short arms areplaced in the eyes E in the stopper carrying member E, which have beenpro vided for them. The loop C in the wire ring 0, is large and allowsof liberal freedom to the guide wire F, and it is only when the stopperis approaching its fully open position, that this guide wire F exerts aninfluence.

So novel and complete is the operation of this device, that I willdetail it.

Fig. 1 shows the stopper inserted and the clamping device in place, itwill be noticed that the lever member is up, partly encircling thestopper in the position to hold securely and yet it is in a convenientplace ready to be released from the tension it is exerting, by a lightpressure downward. This downward motion of the lever, during he firsthalf of its travel, does nothing more than release the parts from thestrain they have been under, while holding the cork securely in place,but after this portion D has passed the center it exerts a liftingmotion on the stopper, and continues this until the stopper has beenlifted a full 90 quite out of its place in the neck of the bottle, andhas been guided by the guide wire F to a firm resting place on the upperface of the flange A By the time the stopper is entirely free of thepassage, it will be found that the lever memiber D has passed throughthe full extent of its motion, and the center por tion D will restagainst the bottle neck A. In closing the bottle it is only necessary topress the lever member upward with the thumb. It will be readilyobserved that the closure can be conveniently and securely made evenshould the bottle be in position to allow the liquid to fiow freely fromit.

Modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claimswithout departing from the principle or sacrificing the advantages ofthis invention.

Fig. 3 shows a modification in which the guide wire F is omitted,grooves have been formed in the flange of the bottle neck, andcorresponding projections have been produced in the stopper carryingmember E.

l have found it advantageous to flatten one side of the bottle neck asshown in plan view Fig. 4:.

It is obvious that this clamping device can be used on bottles of almostany size, or on crockery or pottery jugs.

I am not confined to this particular shape of stopper.

Having carefully and fully described my invention, what I claim anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a stopper clamping device the combination with a stopper, of alever member, a stopper carrying member, and means for securing them tothe neck of a bottle, and a guide wire slidably engaging said securingmeans and pivotally attached to said stopper carrying member as hereinSpecified.

2. A bottle stopper clamping device having a lever member, a guide wire,a stopper carrying member, and a wire ring adapted to encircle the neckof the bottle, to which the stopper carrying member is pivoted, anelongated eye formed in said wire ring acting as a guide and stop forsaid guide wire loosely connecting said stopper carrying member withsaid wire ring.

8. A bottle stopper clamping device having a lever member, a stoppercarrying member with eyes formed therein, and a wire ring adapted toencircle the neck of a bottle, in combination with a guide wire pivotedin the eyes of the stopper carrying member, and slidably engaged withsaid wire ring.

4. In a bottle stopper clamping device, a lever member, a stoppercarrying member, provided with eyes E a wire ring adapted to encirclethe neck of a bottle having a loop C and a guide wire slidably engagedwith the loop C and having its ends pivotally at taehed to the levermember as specified.

5. The combination with a bottle neck having a flange, of a stopper, awire ring encircling the bottle neck, a pair of eyes C and a loop formedin said ring, a lever pivoted in said eyes, said lever being alsoprovided with eyes formed one on each side of the neck, said leverhaving its center part adapted to partly encircle the stopper, a stoppercarrying member carried by the eyes in said lever member and having eyesand a guide wire passing loosely through the loop in said wire ring andhaving its ends pivotally engaged in the eyes of the stopper carryingmember as specified.

6. In combination with a clamping device, a bottle stopper having aprojection arranged to close the mouth of the bottle and a top providedwith a hole to receive a stopper carrying part, and a recess formed toreceive an operating member and having overhanging lips arranged toprotect the operating member from accidental displacement combined asspecified.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this24th day of November A. D. 1908.

JOHN HEISSENBERGER.

Witnesses:

F. A. CHIGKERING, G. E. STERRITTE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing" the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

